INFO:
"NAIA IS COMPOSED OF 3 TERMINALS"

The first terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA-1) is the original terminal and was constructed in 1981. The 67,000 square meter terminal was designed by filipino architect Leandro V. Locsin and has a design capacity of 6 million passengers per year.

*OLD terminal 1 pics:*

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/naia1.jpg

The second terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 (NAIA-2), was finished in 1998 and is popularly called the Centennial Terminal since 1998 was the centennial year of the declaration of Philippine Independence from Spain. The 75,000 square meter terminal was originally designed by Aeroports de Paris to be a domestic terminal. The design capacity is 9 million passengers per year.

*terminal 2 pic:*

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/naia2.jpg

The third terminal, the "new" Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3), was approved for construction in 1997. The ultra modern 189,000 square meter facility was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to have a capacity of 15 million passengers per year. operation tentatively open dis december,05.


*NEW TERMINAL 3 picS:*

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/naia3-layout.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/01.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/c.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/02.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/03.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR13.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR14.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/aninoy5.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/aninoy4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/aninoy3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/aninoy1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR5.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/AIR12.jpg

:eek2:

Can someone explain why this terminal's been complete for quite a while now, but taking so long to open?

I think it is opening in November

I like its design

It looks a lot different than the typical glass and steel chinese airports, but then again it isn't brutalist.

Nice

Nice... Manila is getting more and more modernize :)

it look like our little airport here in Austin!?

NAIA IS ISNT THAT SMALL!!! ACTUALLY IT IS THE BIGGEST AIRPORT IN THE PHILIPPINES WHICH CAN ACCOMODATE 15 MILLION PASSENGER A YEAR!!!!
triple the big size of the original terminal w/ 67,000 square meters only and can accomodate 6million passengers. and the TERMINAL 2 (centennial terminal) that has 75,000 square meters only and can accomodate 9million passengers a year only!

TERMINAL 3 HAS 189,000 SQUARE METERS big!!! the design capacity is 15million passenger a year!!

yeah its very unique design compred to other asian airport w/c is more on glass and metal...............w/c is VERYGUD TOO!!!

dis terminal will tentatively open this december,05!!!!
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so by december terminal 3 will be manila's INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and the terminal 2 become a provincial terminal!

i dunno wat happened to the old terminal1..!?

What does the Yellow Symbolize again?

wow, that looks really nice!

Why not open November for 2005 SEA Games.

Why not open November for 2005 SEA Games.

Better yet... why not open it NOW??? We've all seen the pictures, it's built, done, finished, let's open this bad boy!!!

:) :) :)

Better yet... why not open it NOW??? We've all seen the pictures, it's built, done, finished, let's open this bad boy!!!

:) :) :)

It's not open yet because I'm not going to use it this year . I'll tell you though, it will be open May 2006 :)

NEWEST PICS OF T3

FACADE

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/facade.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/facade2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/facade3.jpg


ROADWAYS

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/roadways4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/roadways5.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/roadways.jpg


DEPARTURE


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/departure3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/departure.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/departure2.jpg

ARRIVAL

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/arrivals.jpg


CUSTOMS COUNTERS

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/customscounter2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/customscounter.jpg



APRON

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/aprons.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/apron2.jpg

EXTERIOR

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/exterior.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/exterior2.jpg


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TRY 2 VISIT THE ORIGINAL NAIA AIRPORT THREAD:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=182822

(all info in dis thread are taken in dis site above!!)

If you are going to look at the ceiling of the naia-terminal 3 you will notice that there is no lamp/light attach to the ceiling because it uses the natural light coming from the sun during daylight (part of the roof is made of glass i think to let the light of the sun lit the entire area) and once the evening comes the light on the V-shape beams open and it literally gives light to the ceiling and not the floor and this actually gives a relaxing and tranquil atmosphere to the building and i like that it makes me feel like im in my living room.


GOOD JOB MANILA!!

WHY T-3 ISN'T OPEN YET?????

>>>>>>>>>>>The contractor (TAKENAKA) needs to finish some unfinished business. They need to make an access tunnel under secondary runway and lengthen the secondary runway to accomodate larger aircraft. The moved the July 21 opening to November 2005. The IATA inspected the facilities prior to its opening on July 21 and concluded that it should not be open not unless the Terminal and supporting infrastructure is totally completed. (taken from ncmandy)

WOW! It looks great.

Big.......
Clean........
Hi-tech......
enviromentally friendly.............
great design..........
cool airport.......